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== Background ==
Sommerfeld was a well known German theoretical physicist who played a major role in developing [[old quantum theory]].<ref>{{Cite journal|last1=Sommerfeld|first1=A.|last2=Bopp|first2=F.|date=1951-01-26|title=Fifty Years of Quantum Theory|url=https://www.science
The textbooks, originally published in German, were based on series of his lectures, which were made to be self-consistent within each section, at the [[University of Munich]] that ran over a three-year cycle.<ref name="PeierlsMulti" /> In addition to specialized classes, the set of lectures presented by the book represent Sommerfeld's standard introductory courses in physics that he gave in Munich, with each subject taught over one semester for a total of three years.<ref name="Born286">{{harvnb|Born|1952|pages=286}}</ref> Sommerfeld continued this cycle of lectures for over thirty years at the
In addition to his normal lectures, Sommerfeld also lectured in specialized courses, including courses in [[atomic physics]] that form the subject of another of his books: ''[[Atomic Structure and Spectral Lines]]'', which was published in 1919.<ref name="Born286" /> The world-famous textbook is known as the "Bible of atomic physics".<ref>{{harvnb|Eckert|2013|p=xi}}</ref> His other previous works included another lecture series titled ''Three lectures on atomic physics'', which was published in 1926 by [[Methuen Publishing]].<ref>{{Cite journal|last=L.e.p.|date=1 June 1928|title=Three lectures on atomic physics: By Arnold Sommerfeld, F.R.S., Professor of Theoretical Physics at the University of Munich, translated by Dr. Henry L. Brose. 70 pages, 18 × 12 cm., cloth. New York, E. P. Dutton and Company. Price, $1|url=http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0016003228912831|journal=Journal of the Franklin Institute|language=en|volume=205|issue=6|pages=898–899|doi=10.1016/S0016-0032(28)91283-1|issn=0016-0032|url-access=subscription}}</ref> He had also edited the book series ''Die Theorie des Kreisels'', which was based on a set of lectures given by his mentor [[Felix Klein]].<ref>{{harvnb|Born|1952|pages=278}}</ref>
== Volumes ==
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=== ''Mechanics'' ===
'''''Mechanik''''', the first volume of Sommerfeld's ''Vorlesungen über Theoretische Physik'', was published in 1947 by Akademische Verlagegesellschaft Becker und Erler and subsequently translated into English by [[Martin O. Stern]] and published as '''''Mechanics''''' in 1953 by the [[Academic Press]]. [[Paul Peter Ewald]] wrote a foreword for the English edition where he attempts to summarize Sommerfeld's lecture style and use the information to explain why Sommerfeld had so many successful students.<ref name=Lindsay />
The book was reviewed by [[Robert Bruce Lindsay]],<ref name="Lindsay">{{Cite journal|last=Lindsay|first=R. B.|author-link=Robert Bruce Lindsay|date=February 1954|title=Mechanics. Lectures on Theoretical Physics, Volume I|url=http://physicstoday.scitation.org/doi/10.1063/1.3061512|journal=Physics Today|language=en|volume=7|issue=2|pages=18–19|doi=10.1063/1.3061512|bibcode=1954PhT.....7b..18S|issn=0031-9228|url-access=subscription}}</ref> [[Rudolf Peierls]],<ref name="PeierlsMulti" /><ref name="PeierlsOne">{{Cite journal|last=Peierls|first=R. E.|author-link=Rudolf Peierls|date=May 1954|title=[Short Reviews]
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{{Ordered list |list_style_type=upper-roman |Mechanics of a Particle |Mechanics of Systems, Principle
=== ''Mechanics of
'''''Mechanics of deformable bodies''''', the second volume of the series, was published in English in 1950 by [[Academic Press]]. The book was translated from the German volume '''''Mechanik der deformierbaren Medien''''' by G. Kuerti. The second volume covers topics including [[hydrodynamics]] and [[Elasticity (physics)|elasticity]], which are discussed together, as well as more advanced topics like [[supersonic flow]] and [[shock wave]]s.<ref name=PeierlsMulti />
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=== ''Electrodynamics'' ===
'''''Electrodynamics''''', published in 1964 by [[Academic Press]], is the third volume of its series and covers topics in [[electrodynamics]]. The book was translated from the German volume '''''Elektrodynamik''''' by [[Edward Ramberg]]. The book was reviewed by [[Rudolf Peierls]],<ref name=PeierlsMulti /> among several others.<ref>{{Cite journal|last=Twersky|first=Vic|date=22 January 2009|title=Electrodynamics. Lectures on Theoretical Physics: Vol. III|url=https://physicstoday.scitation.org/doi/abs/10.1063/1.3061081|journal=Physics Today|language=en|volume=6|issue=12|pages=21–22|doi=10.1063/1.3061081|issn=0031-9228|url-access=subscription}}</ref><ref>{{Cite journal|date=April 1954|title=[Book Reviews]|url=https://www.nature.com/articles/173747a0|journal=Nature|language=en|volume=173|issue=4408|pages=747|doi=10.1038/173747a0|bibcode=1954Natur.173..747.|s2cid=31377564|issn=1476-4687 |last1=TAYLOR |first1=F. SHERWOOD |url-access=subscription}}</ref><ref>{{Cite journal|last=F.|first=H. T.|date=1954|title=Review of Electrodynamics. Lectures on Theoretical Physics, Vol. III|url=https://www.jstor.org/stable/43415222|journal=Science Progress (1933– )|volume=42|issue=165|pages=133–134|jstor=43415222|issn=0036-8504}}</ref><ref>{{Cite journal|last=Levy|first=Sheldon L.|date=1956|title=Review of Electrodynamics. Lectures on Theoretical Physics, Vol. III|url=https://www.jstor.org/stable/43634342|journal=Quarterly of Applied Mathematics|volume=14|issue=3|pages=258|jstor=43634342|issn=0033-569X}}</ref><ref>{{Cite journal|last=Bowden|first=T. J.|date=January 1953|title=Electrodynamics|url=https://linkinghub.elsevier.com/retrieve/pii/0016003253907480|journal=Journal of the Franklin Institute|language=en|volume=255|issue=1|pages=81–82|doi=10.1016/0016-0032(53)90748-0|url-access=subscription}}</ref>
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=== ''Optics'' ===
The series' fourth volume, '''''Optics''''', was published in
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=== ''Thermodynamics and Statistical Mechanics'' ===
'''''Thermodynamik und Statistik''''', the fifth volume of Sommerfeld's ''Lectures'', was edited by [[Fritz Bopp]] and [[Josef Meixner]] and published posthumously in 1952 by [[Dieterich'sche Verlagsbuchhandlung]]. The book was translated into the English volume '''''Thermodynamics and Statistical Mechanics''''' by [[Joseph Kestin]] and published in 1956 by [[Academic Press]]. The book was reviewed by [[Rudolf Peierls]]<ref name=PeierlsFive>{{Cite journal|last=Peierls|first=R. E.|author-link=Rudolf Peierls|date=August 1956|title=[Book Reviews]
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=== ''Partial Differential Equations in Physics'' ===
'''''Partielle Differentialgleichungen in der Physik''''', the sixth and final volume of its series, was published in 1947 by [[Dieterich'sche Verlagsbuchhandlung]] while it was translated to English by [[Ernst G. Straus]] and published by [[Academic Press]] in 1949 under the title '''''Partial Differential Equations in Physics'''''. The book was reviewed by [[George F. Carrier]],<ref name=Carrier>{{Cite journal|last=Carrier|first=G. F.|author-link=George F. Carrier|date=1952|title=Review of Partial differential equations in physics|url=https://www.jstor.org/stable/43633950|journal=Quarterly of Applied Mathematics|volume=10|issue=2|pages=193|jstor=43633950|issn=0033-569X}}</ref> [[Michael Golomb]],<ref name=Golomb>{{Cite journal|last=Golomb|first=Michael|author-link=Michael Golomb|date=1950|title=Review of Partial Differential Equations in Physics|url=https://www.jstor.org/stable/1676772|journal=Science|volume=111|issue=2886|pages=414–415|doi=10.1126/science.111.2886.414.c|jstor=1676772|s2cid=239527732|issn=0036-8075|url-access=subscription}}</ref> [[Rudolf Peierls]],<ref name=PeierlsMulti /> and [[Lincoln LaPaz]].<ref name=LaPaz>{{Cite journal|last=La Paz|first=Lincoln|author-link=Lincoln LaPaz|date=1950|title=Review of Partial Differential Equations in Physics|url=https://www.jstor.org/stable/3029562|journal=Mathematics Magazine|volume=24|issue=2|pages=99–102|doi=10.2307/3029562|jstor=3029562|issn=0025-570X|url-access=subscription}}</ref> After summarizing the book's contents, Carrier closed his 1952 review by writing: "The book contains an excellent choice of very instructive problems and should be invaluable in teaching the technique of solving the classical type boundary value problems."<ref name=Carrier /> In his 1950 review, Golomb wrote that the book is "concise and very readable" and that its "chief merit" is "its skillful handling of complex problems".<ref name=Golomb /> LaPaz gave a critical review going into detail on several issues before summarizing the review himself: "In conclusion, on balancing out the few quite minor imperfections of the book under review against its many excellences, the reader will not hesitate to accord hearty commendation to author, translator and editors alike for tasks exceedingly well done."<ref name=LaPaz />
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== Further reading ==
* {{Cite book|last=Eckert|first=Michael|author-link=Michael Eckert
* {{Cite journal|last=Born|first=Max|author-link=Max Born|date=1 November 1952|title=Arnold Johannes Wilhelm Sommerfeld 1868-1951|url=https://royalsocietypublishing.org/doi/10.1098/rsbm.1952.0018|journal=[[Obituary Notices of Fellows of the Royal Society]]|volume=8|issue=21|pages=274–296|doi=10.1098/rsbm.1952.0018|jstor=768813|s2cid=161998194|url-access=subscription}}
* {{cite book|last=Pauli|first=Wolfgang|author-link=Wolfgang Pauli|chapter=Arnold Sommerfeld|date=1984|chapter-url=https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-322-88799-3_6|url=https://link.springer.com/book/10.1007/978-3-322-88799-3|title=Physik und Erkenntnistheorie|page=42|series=Facetten der Physik|___location=Wiesbaden|publisher=[[Vieweg+Teubner Verlag]]|language=de|doi=10.1007/978-3-322-88799-3_6|isbn=978-3-322-88799-3}}
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* {{Cite web|date=1964|title=Publisher's website for Thermodynamics and Statistical Mechanics|url=https://www.elsevier.com/books/lectures-on-theoretical-physics/bopp/978-0-12-654682-8|access-date=1 December 2020|website=[[Elsevier]]|language=en}}
* {{Cite web|date=1964|title=Publisher's website for Partial Differential Equations in Physics|url=https://www.elsevier.com/books/partial-differential-equations-in-physics/minor/978-0-12-654658-3|access-date=1 December 2020|website=[[Elsevier]]|language=en}}
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